body {background:#fff; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:12px; line-height:20px; color:#545353;}

.container {
	width:960px; 
	margin:0px auto; 
	position:relative;
	z-index:12;
	}
	
/* Positions the contact form so it doesn't interfere with any other content, as well as a z-index above any other elements on the page */	
#contactFormContainer {
	position:absolute;
	left:368px;
	z-index:1;
	}
	
/* Hides the whole contact form until needed */	
#contactForm {
	height:289px;width:558px;
	background:#515151 url(../images/birdy.jpg) no-repeat 241px 11px; 
	border:1px solid #929191;
	padding:7px 12px; 
	color:#fff;
	display:none;
	}   

/* Loading bar that will appear while the ajax magic is happening */
.bar{
	display:none; 
	background:url(../images/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat center; 
	margin-top:100px; 
	height:40px; width:230px;
	}
	
/* Hides the confirmation message until needed */	
#messageSent {display:none;}

/* This hides the form validation alert messages until needed */
#contactForm span { 
	display:none; 
	font-size:9px; 
	line-height:10px; 
	padding-left:6px; 
	color:#f5c478;
	}
	
/* Some styling for the contact button */
#contactFormContainer .contact {
	height:47px; width:211px;
	background:url(../images/contact_me.png); 
	position:absolute; 
	left:568px; bottom:-264px; 
	cursor:pointer;
	}
			
/* Hides the darkening layer for the Modal effect. The z-index is necessary for layering purposes, and be sure to keep the positioning/height/width the same */	
#backgroundPopup{
	display:none; 
	position:fixed; 
	_position:absolute; 
	height:100%; width:100%; 
	top:0; left:0;
	background:#000; 
	z-index:11;
	}  
	
/* Form styling from here on out. There is nothing in here that you HAVE to use to get this to work */	
#contactForm textarea, #contactForm input {
	width:180px; 
	background:#6d6d6d url(../images/contact_input.png) repeat-x top; 
	color:#fff; 
	border:1px solid #8a8a8a; 
	height:15px; 
	line-height:14px; 
	font-size:11px; 
	padding:2px 2px 0px;
	}
#contactForm input {background-position:0px -20px;}
#contactForm textarea {height:114px; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;}
#contactForm .submit {
	border:1px solid #aba8a8; 
	background:#e5e5e5; 
	text-transform:uppercase; 
	color:#4d4d4d; 
	font-weight:bold; 
	padding:7px 16px 7px 14px; 
	height:37px; width:124px; 
	cursor:pointer; 
	float:left; 
	margin-top:196px;
	}
#contactForm .submit:active {background:#cacaca; }
#contactForm label {padding-left:4px; font-weight:bold;}
#contactForm p {padding-bottom:8px;}
#contactForm .input_boxes {float:left; width:204px;}

#dummycontent {padding-top:100px; height:900px; position:relative;}
.bottomlink {position:absolute; bottom:0;}
